{"id":4746,"date":"2025-03-07T15:33:54","date_gmt":"2025-03-07T20:33:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sharpweb.org\/sharpnews\/?page_id=4746"},"modified":"2025-03-07T15:33:56","modified_gmt":"2025-03-07T20:33:56","slug":"features","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sharpweb.org\/sharpnews\/features\/","title":{"rendered":"Features"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<main class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-d68cec8b wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">\n<div style=\"height:5px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-query alignwide is-layout-flow wp-block-query-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-0449963f wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\"><nav class=\"wp-block-query-pagination is-content-justification-space-between is-layout-flex wp-container-core-query-pagination-is-layout-4dea2dca wp-block-query-pagination-is-layout-flex\" aria-label=\"Pagination\">\n\n\n<a href=\"\/sharpnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4746?query-83-page=2\" class=\"wp-block-query-pagination-next\">Next Page<span class='wp-block-query-pagination-next-arrow is-arrow-arrow' aria-hidden='true'>\u2192<\/span><\/a>\n<\/nav>\n\n<ul class=\"columns-4 alignfull wp-block-post-template is-layout-grid wp-container-core-post-template-is-layout-5466a532 wp-block-post-template-is-layout-grid\"><li class=\"wp-block-post post-6765 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-features tag-artists-books tag-curation tag-libraries tag-material-culture\">\n<figure style=\"padding-bottom:0;margin-bottom:0\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sharpweb.org\/sharpnews\/2026\/03\/25\/rare-care-prioritizing-the-personal-in-rare-books-special-collections-curatorship-with-artists-books\/\" target=\"_self\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1634\" height=\"1384\" src=\"https:\/\/sharpweb.org\/sharpnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Copy-of-Armendariz-Image-2a.png\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Rare Care: Prioritizing the Personal in Rare Books &amp; Special Collections Curatorship with Artists\u2019 Books\" style=\"aspect-ratio:4\/3;width:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sharpweb.org\/sharpnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Copy-of-Armendariz-Image-2a.png 1634w, https:\/\/sharpweb.org\/sharpnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Copy-of-Armendariz-Image-2a-300x254.png 300w, https:\/\/sharpweb.org\/sharpnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Copy-of-Armendariz-Image-2a-1024x867.png 1024w, https:\/\/sharpweb.org\/sharpnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Copy-of-Armendariz-Image-2a-768x650.png 768w, https:\/\/sharpweb.org\/sharpnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Copy-of-Armendariz-Image-2a-1536x1301.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1634px) 100vw, 1634px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-d81b84eb wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-top:0\"><h1 class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-1 wp-block-post-title has-text-color has-contrast-2-color has-large-font-size wp-container-content-32e3a40d\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sharpweb.org\/sharpnews\/2026\/03\/25\/rare-care-prioritizing-the-personal-in-rare-books-special-collections-curatorship-with-artists-books\/\" target=\"_self\" >Rare Care: Prioritizing the Personal in Rare Books &amp; Special Collections Curatorship with Artists\u2019 Books<\/a><\/h1>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-template-part\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide has-contrast-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-2 is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-3f968af1 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600\"><div class=\"has-text-align-left has-link-color wp-elements-3 wp-block-post-date has-text-color has-contrast-color\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sharpweb.org\/sharpnews\/2026\/03\/25\/rare-care-prioritizing-the-personal-in-rare-books-special-collections-curatorship-with-artists-books\/\"><time datetime=\"2026-03-25T17:01:25-04:00\">March 25, 2026<\/time><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-contrast-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\">\u2014<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-contrast-color has-text-color has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">by<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-4 wp-block-post-author-name has-text-color has-contrast-color\"><a href=\"\" target=\"_self\" class=\"wp-block-post-author-name__link\">Anastasia Armendariz<\/a><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"taxonomy-category has-link-color wp-elements-5 wp-block-post-terms has-text-color has-contrast-color\"><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__prefix\">in <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/sharpweb.org\/sharpnews\/category\/features\/\" rel=\"tag\">Features<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-text-color has-contrast-2-color has-small-font-size wp-container-content-32e3a40d\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">In enacting rare care, we interrogate how we frame entry to, and use of, physical materials and spaces alike. Moving away from gatekeepers, we can serve as both curators of&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:0px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer wp-container-content-32e3a40d\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-6781 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-features tag-manuscript-culture tag-publishing\">\n<figure style=\"padding-bottom:0;margin-bottom:0\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sharpweb.org\/sharpnews\/2026\/03\/25\/in-defence-of-publishing-before-print\/\" target=\"_self\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1139\" height=\"638\" src=\"https:\/\/sharpweb.org\/sharpnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Image-1.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"In Defence of Publishing before Print\" style=\"aspect-ratio:4\/3;width:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sharpweb.org\/sharpnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Image-1.jpeg 1139w, https:\/\/sharpweb.org\/sharpnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Image-1-300x168.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/sharpweb.org\/sharpnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Image-1-1024x574.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/sharpweb.org\/sharpnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Image-1-768x430.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1139px) 100vw, 1139px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-d81b84eb wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-top:0\"><h1 class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-6 wp-block-post-title has-text-color has-contrast-2-color has-large-font-size wp-container-content-32e3a40d\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sharpweb.org\/sharpnews\/2026\/03\/25\/in-defence-of-publishing-before-print\/\" target=\"_self\" >In Defence of Publishing before Print<\/a><\/h1>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-template-part\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide has-contrast-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-7 is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-3f968af1 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600\"><div class=\"has-text-align-left has-link-color wp-elements-8 wp-block-post-date has-text-color has-contrast-color\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sharpweb.org\/sharpnews\/2026\/03\/25\/in-defence-of-publishing-before-print\/\"><time datetime=\"2026-03-25T17:01:25-04:00\">March 25, 2026<\/time><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-contrast-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\">\u2014<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-contrast-color has-text-color has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">by<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-9 wp-block-post-author-name has-text-color has-contrast-color\"><a href=\"\" target=\"_self\" class=\"wp-block-post-author-name__link\">Leah Tether<\/a><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"taxonomy-category has-link-color wp-elements-10 wp-block-post-terms has-text-color has-contrast-color\"><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__prefix\">in <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/sharpweb.org\/sharpnews\/category\/features\/\" rel=\"tag\">Features<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-text-color has-contrast-2-color has-small-font-size wp-container-content-32e3a40d\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Can a medieval manuscript, or indeed any form of textual codification that happened prior to the printing press, be referred to as a form of publication? The aim of this&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:0px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer wp-container-content-32e3a40d\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-6376 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-features tag-publishing tag-reading-readership\">\n<figure style=\"padding-bottom:0;margin-bottom:0\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sharpweb.org\/sharpnews\/2025\/12\/15\/passports-as-books-and-books-as-passports\/\" target=\"_self\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1997\" height=\"2048\" src=\"https:\/\/sharpweb.org\/sharpnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/picture_04.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Passports as Books and Books as Passports\" style=\"aspect-ratio:4\/3;width:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sharpweb.org\/sharpnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/picture_04.jpg 1997w, https:\/\/sharpweb.org\/sharpnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/picture_04-293x300.jpg 293w, https:\/\/sharpweb.org\/sharpnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/picture_04-999x1024.jpg 999w, https:\/\/sharpweb.org\/sharpnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/picture_04-768x788.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sharpweb.org\/sharpnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/picture_04-1498x1536.jpg 1498w, https:\/\/sharpweb.org\/sharpnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/picture_04-50x50.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1997px) 100vw, 1997px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-d81b84eb wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-top:0\"><h1 class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-11 wp-block-post-title has-text-color has-contrast-2-color has-large-font-size wp-container-content-32e3a40d\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sharpweb.org\/sharpnews\/2025\/12\/15\/passports-as-books-and-books-as-passports\/\" target=\"_self\" >Passports as Books and Books as Passports<\/a><\/h1>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-template-part\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide has-contrast-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-12 is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-3f968af1 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600\"><div class=\"has-text-align-left has-link-color wp-elements-13 wp-block-post-date has-text-color has-contrast-color\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sharpweb.org\/sharpnews\/2025\/12\/15\/passports-as-books-and-books-as-passports\/\"><time datetime=\"2025-12-15T12:00:00-05:00\">December 15, 2025<\/time><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-contrast-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\">\u2014<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-contrast-color has-text-color has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">by<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-14 wp-block-post-author-name has-text-color has-contrast-color\"><a href=\"\" target=\"_self\" class=\"wp-block-post-author-name__link\">Inge Orlowski<\/a><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"taxonomy-category has-link-color wp-elements-15 wp-block-post-terms has-text-color has-contrast-color\"><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__prefix\">in <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/sharpweb.org\/sharpnews\/category\/features\/\" rel=\"tag\">Features<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-text-color has-contrast-2-color has-small-font-size wp-container-content-32e3a40d\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Even though there is, of course, no easy definition of what a book is exactly, a passport is an object that is very much like a book, without being usually&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:0px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer wp-container-content-32e3a40d\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-5450 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-features tag-popular-culture tag-print-culture tag-reading-readership\">\n<figure style=\"padding-bottom:0;margin-bottom:0\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sharpweb.org\/sharpnews\/2024\/12\/20\/lifes-mini-pleasures\/\" target=\"_self\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/sharpweb.org\/sharpnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Murisco-04-640x360-1.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Life&#8217;s Mini Pleasures\" style=\"aspect-ratio:4\/3;width:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sharpweb.org\/sharpnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Murisco-04-640x360-1.jpeg 640w, https:\/\/sharpweb.org\/sharpnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Murisco-04-640x360-1-300x169.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-d81b84eb wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-top:0\"><h1 class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-16 wp-block-post-title has-text-color has-contrast-2-color has-large-font-size wp-container-content-32e3a40d\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sharpweb.org\/sharpnews\/2024\/12\/20\/lifes-mini-pleasures\/\" target=\"_self\" >Life&#8217;s Mini Pleasures<\/a><\/h1>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-template-part\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide has-contrast-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-17 is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-3f968af1 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600\"><div class=\"has-text-align-left has-link-color wp-elements-18 wp-block-post-date has-text-color has-contrast-color\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sharpweb.org\/sharpnews\/2024\/12\/20\/lifes-mini-pleasures\/\"><time datetime=\"2024-12-20T11:31:00-05:00\">December 20, 2024<\/time><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-contrast-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\">\u2014<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-contrast-color has-text-color has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">by<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-19 wp-block-post-author-name has-text-color has-contrast-color\"><a href=\"\" target=\"_self\" class=\"wp-block-post-author-name__link\">Anthony Murisco<\/a><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"taxonomy-category has-link-color wp-elements-20 wp-block-post-terms has-text-color has-contrast-color\"><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__prefix\">in <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/sharpweb.org\/sharpnews\/category\/features\/\" rel=\"tag\">Features<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-text-color has-contrast-2-color has-small-font-size wp-container-content-32e3a40d\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">In early 2024, I came across a miniature replica of a bookshelf situated in a recycled Altoids tin on my Instagram \u201cexplore\u201d page. It was impossible to pass this over.&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:0px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer wp-container-content-32e3a40d\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-5444 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-features category-reflections-on-pedagogy tag-children-ya tag-pedagogy tag-reading-readership\">\n<figure style=\"padding-bottom:0;margin-bottom:0\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sharpweb.org\/sharpnews\/2024\/12\/20\/a-muppet-history-of-the-book\/\" target=\"_self\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/sharpweb.org\/sharpnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Handley-02_Martians-book-600x360-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"A Muppet History of the Book\" style=\"aspect-ratio:4\/3;width:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sharpweb.org\/sharpnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Handley-02_Martians-book-600x360-1.jpg 600w, https:\/\/sharpweb.org\/sharpnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Handley-02_Martians-book-600x360-1-300x180.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-d81b84eb wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-top:0\"><h1 class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-21 wp-block-post-title has-text-color has-contrast-2-color has-large-font-size wp-container-content-32e3a40d\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sharpweb.org\/sharpnews\/2024\/12\/20\/a-muppet-history-of-the-book\/\" target=\"_self\" >A Muppet History of the Book<\/a><\/h1>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-template-part\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide has-contrast-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-22 is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-3f968af1 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600\"><div class=\"has-text-align-left has-link-color wp-elements-23 wp-block-post-date has-text-color has-contrast-color\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sharpweb.org\/sharpnews\/2024\/12\/20\/a-muppet-history-of-the-book\/\"><time datetime=\"2024-12-20T10:35:00-05:00\">December 20, 2024<\/time><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-contrast-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\">\u2014<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-contrast-color has-text-color has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">by<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-24 wp-block-post-author-name has-text-color has-contrast-color\"><a href=\"\" target=\"_self\" class=\"wp-block-post-author-name__link\">Henry Handley<\/a><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"taxonomy-category has-link-color wp-elements-25 wp-block-post-terms has-text-color has-contrast-color\"><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__prefix\">in <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/sharpweb.org\/sharpnews\/category\/features\/\" rel=\"tag\">Features<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/sharpweb.org\/sharpnews\/category\/classroom\/reflections-on-pedagogy\/\" rel=\"tag\">Reflections on pedagogy<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-text-color has-contrast-2-color has-small-font-size wp-container-content-32e3a40d\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">At the beginning of special collections instruction sessions, I sometimes ask students what books are meaningful to them and why. If there\u2019s time, I might share&nbsp;The Monster at the End&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:0px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer wp-container-content-32e3a40d\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-5429 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-features tag-popular-culture tag-reading-readership\">\n<figure style=\"padding-bottom:0;margin-bottom:0\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sharpweb.org\/sharpnews\/2024\/10\/31\/now-ive-read-all-the-books-beside-your-bed-books-literature-and-taylor-swift\/\" target=\"_self\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" src=\"https:\/\/sharpweb.org\/sharpnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Features_Static-Image-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\u201cNow I\u2019ve read all the books beside your bed:\u201d Books, Literature, and Taylor Swift\" style=\"aspect-ratio:4\/3;width:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sharpweb.org\/sharpnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Features_Static-Image-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/sharpweb.org\/sharpnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Features_Static-Image-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sharpweb.org\/sharpnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Features_Static-Image-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sharpweb.org\/sharpnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Features_Static-Image-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sharpweb.org\/sharpnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Features_Static-Image-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/sharpweb.org\/sharpnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Features_Static-Image-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/sharpweb.org\/sharpnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Features_Static-Image-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-d81b84eb wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-top:0\"><h1 class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-26 wp-block-post-title has-text-color has-contrast-2-color has-large-font-size wp-container-content-32e3a40d\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sharpweb.org\/sharpnews\/2024\/10\/31\/now-ive-read-all-the-books-beside-your-bed-books-literature-and-taylor-swift\/\" target=\"_self\" >\u201cNow I\u2019ve read all the books beside your bed:\u201d Books, Literature, and Taylor Swift<\/a><\/h1>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-template-part\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide has-contrast-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-27 is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-3f968af1 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600\"><div class=\"has-text-align-left has-link-color wp-elements-28 wp-block-post-date has-text-color has-contrast-color\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sharpweb.org\/sharpnews\/2024\/10\/31\/now-ive-read-all-the-books-beside-your-bed-books-literature-and-taylor-swift\/\"><time datetime=\"2024-10-31T10:19:00-04:00\">October 31, 2024<\/time><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-contrast-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\">\u2014<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-contrast-color has-text-color has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">by<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-29 wp-block-post-author-name has-text-color has-contrast-color\"><a href=\"\" target=\"_self\" class=\"wp-block-post-author-name__link\">Alyssa Ollier<\/a><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"taxonomy-category has-link-color wp-elements-30 wp-block-post-terms has-text-color has-contrast-color\"><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__prefix\">in <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/sharpweb.org\/sharpnews\/category\/features\/\" rel=\"tag\">Features<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-text-color has-contrast-2-color has-small-font-size wp-container-content-32e3a40d\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">It\u2019s no secret that the cultural zeitgeist is currently saturated with Taylor Swift, from her massively successful&nbsp;Eras Tour&nbsp;to her relationship with football star Travis Kelce. Their swoon-worthy romance seems ripped&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:0px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer wp-container-content-32e3a40d\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-3676 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-features tag-popular-culture tag-reading-readership\">\n<figure style=\"padding-bottom:0;margin-bottom:0\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sharpweb.org\/sharpnews\/2024\/04\/01\/reader-core-aesthetics-and-algorithmic-capitalism\/\" target=\"_self\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"466\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/sharpweb.org\/sharpnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Screen-Shot-2024-04-01-at-11.40.02-AM-1-466x360.png\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"#reader-core: Aesthetics and Algorithmic Capitalism\u00a0\" style=\"aspect-ratio:4\/3;width:100%;object-fit:cover;\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-d81b84eb wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-top:0\"><h1 class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-31 wp-block-post-title has-text-color has-contrast-2-color has-large-font-size wp-container-content-32e3a40d\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sharpweb.org\/sharpnews\/2024\/04\/01\/reader-core-aesthetics-and-algorithmic-capitalism\/\" target=\"_self\" >#reader-core: Aesthetics and Algorithmic Capitalism\u00a0<\/a><\/h1>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-template-part\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide has-contrast-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-32 is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-3f968af1 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600\"><div class=\"has-text-align-left has-link-color wp-elements-33 wp-block-post-date has-text-color has-contrast-color\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sharpweb.org\/sharpnews\/2024\/04\/01\/reader-core-aesthetics-and-algorithmic-capitalism\/\"><time datetime=\"2024-04-01T12:29:39-04:00\">April 1, 2024<\/time><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-contrast-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\">\u2014<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-contrast-color has-text-color has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">by<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-34 wp-block-post-author-name has-text-color has-contrast-color\"><a href=\"\" target=\"_self\" class=\"wp-block-post-author-name__link\">Emily Lynell Edwards<\/a><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"taxonomy-category has-link-color wp-elements-35 wp-block-post-terms has-text-color has-contrast-color\"><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__prefix\">in <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/sharpweb.org\/sharpnews\/category\/features\/\" rel=\"tag\">Features<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-text-color has-contrast-2-color has-small-font-size wp-container-content-32e3a40d\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Since Jane Austen\u2019s publication of Sense and Sensibility in the 19th century, we\u2019ve moved on from empire waist gowns, empire itself, and of course, industrial capitalism. And with these social,&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:0px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer wp-container-content-32e3a40d\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-3133 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-features tag-material-culture\">\n<figure style=\"padding-bottom:0;margin-bottom:0\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sharpweb.org\/sharpnews\/2023\/12\/16\/the-st-pancras-hatchards-christmas-tree\/\" target=\"_self\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"611\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/sharpweb.org\/sharpnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/01StPancrasTree-611x360.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"The St Pancras \/ Hatchard\u2019s Christmas Tree\" style=\"aspect-ratio:4\/3;width:100%;object-fit:cover;\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-d81b84eb wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-top:0\"><h1 class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-36 wp-block-post-title has-text-color has-contrast-2-color has-large-font-size wp-container-content-32e3a40d\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sharpweb.org\/sharpnews\/2023\/12\/16\/the-st-pancras-hatchards-christmas-tree\/\" target=\"_self\" >The St Pancras \/ Hatchard\u2019s Christmas Tree<\/a><\/h1>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-template-part\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide has-contrast-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-37 is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-3f968af1 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600\"><div class=\"has-text-align-left has-link-color wp-elements-38 wp-block-post-date has-text-color has-contrast-color\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sharpweb.org\/sharpnews\/2023\/12\/16\/the-st-pancras-hatchards-christmas-tree\/\"><time datetime=\"2023-12-16T16:23:32-05:00\">December 16, 2023<\/time><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-contrast-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\">\u2014<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-contrast-color has-text-color has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">by<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-39 wp-block-post-author-name has-text-color has-contrast-color\"><a href=\"\" target=\"_self\" class=\"wp-block-post-author-name__link\">Samantha Reyner<\/a><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"taxonomy-category has-link-color wp-elements-40 wp-block-post-terms has-text-color has-contrast-color\"><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__prefix\">in <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/sharpweb.org\/sharpnews\/category\/features\/\" rel=\"tag\">Features<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-text-color has-contrast-2-color has-small-font-size wp-container-content-32e3a40d\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Earlier this year I wrote a piece for SHARP news on the new Penguin Books Vending Machine at Exeter Railway Station, including other Penguin initiatives around selling books.\u00a0Bookending what has&hellip; 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